Re: [DML] Older cars as daily transportation

[Robert Brandys <BobB@xxxx>]

Bill

You are right on the money about using older cars for regular 
transportation. 

I have been doing it all my life. In fact, my newest car is a 81 Delorean.

My family regularly drives cars from the 70s as daily drivers. ( I have 
even be accused by my neighbors as being fixated on the 70s!)

I install or retrofit all my old cars with all the power accessories of 
newer cars, including ps,pdb, pw, pwdl, pseats, ac, etc. With all this 
power, newer cars have offer no improvement in creature comforts.

Another positive point about these cars is that they are easy and cheap 
to fix. No computer diagnosis. Restoring these cars also means you are 
recycling and saving the environment. 

As for mileage, you can retro fit a 4 speed automatic for under $2000. 
I did this in one car already.

Each of these cars has been debugged and restored as necessary. I can 
spend $2000/year on each car and still be ahead. This is far cheaper 
than buying a new car. You can see these at 
www.geocities.com/bobandgailscars/

Here is a short list

74 olds 98 455 dual stage air bag equipped
75 olds 88 350 dual stage air bag equipped
76 olds 88 455 dual stage air bag equipped
78 Pacer wagon 5.0 v8
79 pacer wagon 4.0